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A new study has shown that adherence to prescribed dietary recommendations is associated with better glucose control in children with type 1 diabetes.

Having a higher than normal level of fetuin-A, a protein produced in the liver and secreted into the blood stream, is associated with an increased risk of the development of diabetes, according to a study in the July 9 issue of JAMA.

Lower-body resistance training exercises: Knee dips and knee lifts is the focus for your patients this week from Dr. Sheri Colberg, Ph.D., FACSM. With over 20 different easy to do activities for your patients to try it is hard not to get them motivated. Be sure to visit Dr. Colberg’s …

Christopher Liu, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate, University of Florida, has been using the Pelikan Sun lancing device for the past few weeks and although it is big, bulky and costly, he had some good reasons why your patients might want one. Read his review of this device by clicking here …

Measure and diagnosis of hypertension should focus exclusively on systolic blood pressure in patients aged over 50 years, rather than using both systolic and diastolic as is current practice, according to a Viewpoint published online June 18 in The Lancet.

Twenty-four diabetes doctors and researchers from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland, Sweden and Portugal have published a study criticizing the American Diabetes Association (ADA) assertion that diabetics should consume no fewer than 130 mg of carbohydrates daily and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) …

A single-centre, 6-month trial in severely overweight children with hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance has demonstrated that metformin can improve symptoms of metabolic syndrome when administered twice a day in conjunction with a standardized weight-loss program.

Adults with type 2 diabetes who eat high-fat meals may experience memory declines immediately afterward, but this can be offset by taking antioxidant vitamins with the meal, according to new research.

New government estimates show that nearly 24 million people, 8% of the population in the United States have diabetes, an increase of more than 3 million in two years.

The study compares the risk of incident diabetes associated with fasting plasma glucose levels in the normal range below 100mg/dL, controlling for other risk factors. Subjects with glucose levels of 95 to 99 mg/dL were 2.33 times more likely to develop diabetes.